The Dog Team The dog team support front line officers in locating vulnerable people and detecting crimes. Here, one of our staff talks about the uniqueness of the role and how much work it takes in creating a working bond with a...

Using the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the police have the power to stop and search to protect members of the community. We know being stop and searched can be a scary or annoying process...

Drink Driving Police can stop drivers and ask them to...

Neighbourhood Policing constable: Neighbourhood officer, working as...

Before the Devon County Constabulary and Cornwall County Constabulary were formed in the 1850s, parish constables were elected once a year by the vestry meeting in each parish. The office of parish constable was often an unpopular one, for they received no wages...

The custody officer at the police station must...

[vc_row full_width="stretch_row" content_placement="middle" css=".vc_custom_1636553701018{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom:...

A response officer deals with incidents as they come in from the control room to their radio. Every incident can be unique and comes with potential risk. Every new police officer serves a 2-year probationary period in which they take on the...

[vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1636562213453{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left:...